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Elinore Denniston’s *Malice Domestic* follows actress Sue Wales as she moves into an ornate Connecticut estate. Memories of her sister Paula, who died under suspicious circumstances while married to a feared husband, haunt the house. Sue’s arrival triggers a series of chilling discoveries that unearth dark secrets hidden in the mansion’s labyrinthine corridors and the surrounding elms.
First publish date: 1968
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Elinore Denniston
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